Articles Tagged with Wesley Chapel

PASCO COUNTY, FL – A truck and an SUV were involved in a fatal collision in Pasco County on Wednesday afternoon, WFTS reports.

The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene on State Road 52 after the wreck took place shortly before 2 p.m.  The FHP’s investigation determined that a woman was driving west in a Ford Explorer when she made a U-turn.  The Ford crashed into an international cargo truck that was going east on SR-52.  The two vehicles ended up on the outside shoulder of the road.

The Ford driver, a 37-year-old resident of Wesley Chapel, died after being taken to an area hospital.  The truck driver, a 51-year-old man from Orlando, was hospitalized with minor injuries.

PASCO COUNTY, FL – A fiery car wreck in Pasco County on Sunday night left a driver dead, Fox13 News reported.

An investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol indicated that the motorist was heading north on Interstate 75 in Wesley Chapel at about 7:20 p.m. and was cutting in and out of traffic.

The driver lost control of his vehicle and entered the outside shoulder of the interstate, where the vehicle crashed into a light pole and went up in flames.   The driver, a 46-year-old man from New Port Richey, was pronounced dead at the scene.  No other vehicles were involved in the fatal accident.

WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A multi-vehicle accident snarled traffic along a stretch of Interstate 75 in Pasco County during Wednesday morning’s commute, reports WTVT.

The crash, which occurred at about 8 a.m., took place between State Road 54 and State Road 56 in Wesley Chapel.  The Florida Highway Patrol said commercial and non-commercial vehicles were involved, causing injuries that were not life-threatening.

All southbound traffic was diverted at Exit 279 for State Road 54.  The right lane of I-75 remained blocked nearly three hours after the wreck, which remains under investigation.

MARION COUNTY, FL – One driver was killed and another injured when their vehicles collided in Marion County Wednesday night, WKMG reports.

The accident occurred along Interstate 75 southbound near mile marker 354.  According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 19-year-old woman was driving south on I-75 at about 9:10 p.m. when she drove off the road.

A pickup truck was parked in the emergency lane, and the woman’s car struck the back of a trailer attached to the pickup.  The woman, a resident of Wesley Chapel, died in the wreck.  State troopers said she was wearing a seat belt.  A 39-year-old Dade City man who was the driver of the pickup sustained minor injuries.